http://mindhacks.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5257 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:15:23 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5257 I wrote about the question of whether all animals sleep a few weeks back – it’s a controversial question.
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-do-we-sleep.html
There’s an interesting discussion in the comments.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5256 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:07:16 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5256 So what do they define as “REM”-sleep in animals? Most of them probably doesn’t have Rapid Eye Movements in the same way as us – so do they define “REM”-sleep as a wave pattern similar to the one animals have when they’re awake?

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5255 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:04:06 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/science-of-slumber/#comment-5255 Maybe dolphins dream when they’re awake.

]]>